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Tours
Tour 1: Art Castings in Loveland & Tastes of Boulder
Date: Thursday,
April 1, 2004
Approx. Time: 8:00 A.M.
Length: 8 hours
Fee: $68.00
Includes: Transportation, tour guide, coffee & muffin
mini-breakfast, bottled water, lunch and admission fees
Come with us to Loveland at the base of the Rocky Mountains to visit one of the foremost art foundries in the nation. Art Castings of Colorado was founded in 1972. Experience the “lost wax” process that dates back thousands of years and watch as the foundry craftsmen transform the original to wax and to the finished bronze.
Travel to Boulder for lunch at
the Dushanbe Tea House, a unique teahouse and restaurant presented by Dushanbe,
Tajikistan to their sister city. Its
unique hand-carved and hand-painted ceiling, tables, stools and exterior
reflect the artistic tradition of Persian decoration.
Visit the Celestial Seasonings Tea Company for a special guided tour through
the Celestial story. See the process of how more than 50 varieties of tea
are boxed and adorned. Visit the Tea Shop and Emporium.
Scenic return to Denver through the Flatirons.
Tour 2: Cherokee Ranch & Castle: Garden of the Gods & Lunch at the Craftwood Inn
Date: Friday, April 2, 2004
Approx. Time: 9:00 A.M.
Length: 7 hours
Fee: $75
Includes: Transportation, tour guide, lunch and admission
fees
Drive to Colorado Springs which boasts dramatic landscapes and is home to early Native American tribes. See majestic peaks that yielded massive piles of gold and silver to early pioneers.
Visit the Cherokee Ranch & Castle,
which is a Scottish style castle filled with art from all over the world
as well as a working 3,000 acre cattle ranch
with spectacular views.
Drive through the Garden of the Gods, a registered national landmark of red
sandstone rock formations and now a geological park.
Lunch at the unique English Country Tudor style “Craftwood Inn,” built in 1912 originally as a coppersmith shop. The Inn represents the American Arts and Crafts movement.
Visit Manitou Springs, Gold Rush supply town with its quaint Victorian homes, shops and newly renovated “springs.”
Tour 3: Mile High City Highlights
Date: Saturday, April 3, 2004
Approx. Time: 9:00 A.M.
Length: 5 hours
Fee: $49
Includes: Transportation, tour guide, box lunch and admission
fees
The city of Denver has a great frontier heritage which evolved into a booming metropolis. Highlights of our Denver tour include:
A visit to the “Mile High” marker on the steps of the State Capitol. Built in the 1880’s, the walls of the Capitol are constructed of granite quarried in Colorado. The gold dome rises 272 feet above the ground.
Colorado History Museum: marvelous exhibits on the Plains Indians, mining and cowboys, and dioramas of early Denver.
Drive by the Denver Public Library with its mixture of towers, rotundas and turrets, the Denver Art Museum, and The Denver Civic Center.
Visit the Molly Brown House Museum, built in 1889, which is a symbol of the inspiring life of Margaret “Molly” Brown and the Victorian era in Denver. Molly is most widely known for her heroic efforts aboard the Titanic.
Drive through LoDo (Lower Downtown) for a glimpse of Larimer Square and its 120-year-old buildings.
Finally, visit Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies baseball team.
Post Meeting Ski Trip: Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort
SAGES has arranged special discounted rates at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort. The rate of $175.00 (excluding tax of 10.99%) per room per night, for a Courtyard view King or Double room has been arranged for arrival Sunday, April 4 - Sunday, April 11, 2004.
All reservation requests are based on availability and must be made directly with the Hotel by calling Cory Carlson (970) 827-6656 or e-mail at ccarlson@beavepo.hyatt.com. Please note that you are with the SAGES Group when calling for reservations.
About 2+ hours from Denver, The Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa is an elegant mountain resort hotel which is a warm, inviting ski lodge that has won the hotel accolades from Conde Nast Readers’ Choice Award for five consecutive years, Travel and Leisure Top 50 Hotels in the World and Gourmet Magazine’s Best Hotel for Skiing/Winter Sports in the World! Experience cozy fires and the very best in ski-in/ski-out, all at the base of legendary Beaver Creek mountain. A beautiful hotel with room to explore, a wealth of activities and unequaled luxury.
Note: If a group of at least 10 reserve for this post meeting ski trip, we will provide a shuttle to from the downtown Denver hotels to Beaver Creek on Sunday morning, April 4, 2004.
For more information, please contact SAGES
Phone (310) 437-0544, ext. 108
Fax (310) 437-0585
Email: registration@sages.org
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